Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-10-02
CLOSING SCENES.
The Grand Army Evacu-
ating st. Louis. IA
IN UNPLEASANT EPISODE.
The Monument to General Logan
Assured-Western Repre-
sentatives HonOred.


sentatives HOnOred.
Associated Press Dispatches to the HERALD
ST. LOUIS, October 1.-The feature
OF yesterday was the great rush to see
the California exhibit, and the doors
had to be closed in the middle of the
afternoon. There is an unpleasant
friction existing between the comrades
recognizing the Department Of Cali
fornia as the only G. A. r. State or
ganization, and those who belong to
the Southern California brigade. The
two organizations have different head
quarters, one at the Laclede and the
other at Armory Hall. The posts be-
longing to the Southern brigade
elected General Vandever as their
commander, whereas the staff of the
State delegation distinctly repudiate
any leader except Department Com
mander Solomon. The latter has
adopted quiet but firm attitude, and
in his orders has included the whole
State. He also refused to allow the
State to be represented in two sections
when the Californians intend parad-
ing.
Finally the over-zealous comrades,
seeing that they were wrong, and that
the Southern California brigade had
no legal existence under the Grand
Army rules, gave the post of honor at
the banquet to Commander Solomon.
General Vandever left Thursday night
for his home in San Buenaventura,
and this probably settles the matter
The Southern California brigade took
the very unusual course of printing .
paper without the name of the Depart
ment Commander. This gentleman
has responded by issuing an officially
printed roster of the members here
from the Department of California. )
This list is headed in the usual man.
ner by the department officers, and
the unauthorized Southern list is in
cluded in it.
THE LOGAN MONUMENT.
The committee on the Logan monu-
ment reported that a fund had been
established for the erection of an
equestrian statue at Washington, and
on the adoption of the report Governor
Alger, of Michigan, and George G.
Lemon, of New York, each subscribed
$1,000 to the fund.
ADJOURNED.
The Encampment adj ourned sine
die last night, and great many of the
delegates have left the city. A grand
ball was given to the delegates and
officers of the Encampment at the
Lindell Hotel. Covers for 700 per-
sons were laid and the menu was of the
finest. The banquet hall was gor-
geously decorated. Speeches were
made by Hannibal Hamlin, of
Maine, Bishop Fellows, of Chicago,
and other distinguished visitors
WESTERN MEMBERS RECOGNIZED.
ST. LOUIS, October 1.-The new Ma
tional Council of Administration of
the g. A. r. includes the following
among its thirty members: Cecil A.
Dean, Denver; ]. A. Motley, Port
land, Or; A. w. Barrett, Los Ange-
les, CAL; P. r. Dolman, Butte, M.
r.; o. Summer, Portland, Or. James
S. Purdy, Santa Fe, N. M; Charles
M. Holton, North Tehama, w. T. T..
g. Bailey, Salt Lake. The new Presi-
dent of the Woman's Relief Corps is
Mrs. Hampton, of Michigan.
A GENEROUS BEQUEsT.
ST. LOUIS, October 1.-The G. A. r.
Encampment has accepted the Capron-
Seaman-Fox proposition for soldiers
home in Mission Valley, and has ap-
pointed N. D. Hamilton trustee. The
project is as follows: Messrs. Capron,
Seaman and Fox have purchased and
set aside 42OO acres of land, which is
to be subdivided and cut up into
blocks and lots and placed upon the
market. The necessary land for the
erection of the building and adjoining
grounds for the home is reserved, and
two-thirds Of the funds received from
the sale of lots in the tract are to be
donated to the construction of the
building and maintaining it as a
home for disabled soldiers and sailors
Of the Pacific Coast. 1t is expected,
however, that the Board of Managers
of the National Home will recommend
that the appropriation made by Con-
gress be added to the donation and
the National Home be located there.
THE NEW OFFICERS.
The Women's Relief Corps have
elected the following officers for the
ensuing year: Mrs. Emma l. Hamp-
ton, of Detroit, Mich, National Presi-
dent; Mrs. Cora Day Young, of
Toledo, Ohio, Senior Vice-President;
Mrs. Mary j. Ingraham, of New Jer-
sey, Junior Vice-President; Mrs.
Sarah G.. Nichols. of Auburn, New
York ,Instituting and Installing Officer.